10 класс
2016
TEST
Part I. Listening Comprehension
Task 1.
| Dorita is an English student at school in Queens, the USA. Listen to her letter to Miguel, her brother in Argentina. For questions 1-8, decide whether the statements are T (TRUE) or F (FALSE). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. |
1. Dorita is from Argentina.
a) True b) False
2. She is in Miami.
a) True b) False
3. Dorita is happy in New York.
a) True b) False
4. She is on holiday.
a) True b) False
5. It is a very big class.
a) True b) False
6. The students in her class are all from South America.
a) True b) False
7. Annie and Marnie are both students.
a) True b) False
8. The subway is easy to use.
a) True b) False
Task 2.
| Listen to Ryan talking about his life. For questions 9 – 18 tick (√) the things he has done; or (-) for things which he has not done. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. |
9. He has lived in a foreign country. □
10. He has worked for a big company. □
11. He has stayed in an expensive hotel. □
12. He has flown in a jumbo jet. □
13. He has cooked a meal for ten (or more) people. □
14. He has met a famous person. □
15. He has seen a play by Shakespeare. □
16. He has driven a tractor. □
17. He has been to hospital. □
18. He has won a competition. □
Task 3.
| You will hear 6 people speaking about their profession as an actor. Match the statements of each speaker 19-24 and statements given in the list A-G. Use each statement, indicated by the corresponding letter, only once. In the task, there is one extra statement. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. |
A. The actor played a part of a doctor in one of the TV soap operas.
B. The actor unexpectedly caught his interest in artist profession at school.
C. The actor turned into profession due to his problems with health.
D. The actor played a part of a teenager who was eager to become a singer.
E. The actor never tried to participate in TV sitcoms.
F. The actor was noticed by TV producers due to his singing talent.
G. The actor started to work on television being a teenager.
Task 4.
| Listen to the text about Mr. Gray. For questions 25-30, choose the correct letter, A, B or C. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet |
25. Why did Mr. Gray travel a lot?
A) Because of his work.
B) For pleasure.
C) Because he had a car.
26. What was his business?
A) He was a farmer.
B) He sold machines.
C) He was a door-to-door salesman.
27. How did he travel?
A) Always by train.
B) Always in his car.
C) Sometimes in his car, and sometimes by train.
28. Why did he speak to a local man one winter evening?
A) Because he wanted to find a hotel.
B) Because he wanted to visit that part of the country.
C) Because he was lost.
29. How many hotels were there near?
A) Too many.
B) Two.
C) One.
30. Did the local man tell Mr. Gray which one to go?
A) No, he did not.
B) Yes, he did.
C) There is no information about it.
Part II. Reading Comprehension
Task 1.
| Read the texts and match these texts 1 – 7 and the headlines A – H. Use each headline, indicated by the corresponding letter, only once. In the task, there is one extra headline. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. |
A. Our never sleeping part E. Pre-sleep activities
B. Influence on academic results F. Sleeping classes
C. Advantages of bedtime routine G. A negative effect on health
D. Good sleeping conditions H. The mechanism of dreaming
1. Recent research shows that lots of teenagers are suffering from lack of sleep which is causing problems with their behaviour and learning. As a result schools have introduced a new lesson where students are given more of an idea of the importance of sleep. According to medical data, they should get at least nine hours' sleep a night. Young people should realise that sleep is very important if they want to do well at school and enjoy life.
2. It’s common knowledge that people sleep best in a dark room that is slightly cool. It's important to close your blinds or curtains and make sure they're heavy enough to block out the light. You can add extra blankets or wear pyjamas if you're cold. Note that an uncomfortable bed, heat and noise can ruin a good night's sleep. A TV is also a distraction.
3. If you don’t sleep enough or have a disturbed sleep you can get heart disease, high blood pressure and even diabetes. People who don't sleep enough get colds and flu more often than those who do. Moreover, recent research proves that poor sleepers gain weight more easily than people who sleep well. Extra kilos are the reaction of the body to the stressful sleepless situation.
4. Think twice before watching a movie late at night. Don’t spend sleeping time on endless computer games. The thing is that by getting up and going to bed at the same time every day, even on weekends, you teach your body to follow a healthy regime. You'll quickly fall asleep, will have a good night’s sleep and will wake up at the expected time feeling fresh and active.
5. Some easy steps can prepare your body for going to sleep. You probably have some regular bedtime habits, even if you don’t realise it. Brushing your teeth, taking a shower, reading a book and setting your alarm clock may all be part of your evening routine. Remember that you should perform these activities in the same manner and in the same order every night.
6. Sleepless nights at exam time are very bad for students. If you prepare for your exam late at night, it will not improve your performance during the exam. On the contrary, it will affect your ability to concentrate, to react quickly and to analyse information. Recent research shows that the results of the tests written after sleepless nights are lower than usual grades.
7. If you think that during sleep, the brain rests, you're mistaken. It's a common myth about sleep. Sleep is definitely needed but it's not your brain that needs to rest, it's your body that needs to relax. Your brain is still working when you're asleep, controlling physical functions like breathing and your heart beat. However, because the brain does not have to go through the constant stress of thinking, you get up refreshed and recharged.
Task 2.
You are going to read an extract from the story “Tom Edison’s Shaggy Dog” by Kurt Vonnegut. Do tasks 8-18 that follow it. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
"'For over a year, my boy,' Edison said to me, 'I've been trying to find a filament that will last in an incandescent lamp. Hair, string, splinters - nothing works. So while I was trying to think of something else to try; I started tinkering with another idea of mine, just letting off steam. I put this together,' he said, showing me the little black box. 'I thought maybe intelligence was just a certain kind of electricity, so I made this intelligence analyzer here. It works! You're the first one to know about it, my boy. But I don't know why you shouldn't be. It will be your generation that will grow up in the glorious new era when people will be as easily graded as oranges.' "
"I don't believe it!" said Bullard.
"May I be struck by lightning this very instant!" said the stranger. "And it did work, too. Edison had tried out the analyzer on the men in his shop, without telling them what he was up to. The smarter a man was, by gosh, the farther the needle on the indicator in the little black box swung to the right. I let him try it on me, and the needle just lay where it was and trembled. But dumb as I was, then is when I made my one and only contribution to the world. As I say, I haven't lifted a finger since."
“Whadja do?" said Bullard, eagerly.
"I said, 'Mr. Edison, sir, let's try it on the dog.' And I wish you could have seen the show that dog put on when I said it! Old Sparky barked and howled and scratched to get out. When he saw we meant business, that he wasn't going to get out, he made a beeline right for the intelligence analyzer and knocked it out of Edison's hands. But we cornered him, and Edison held him down while I touched the wires to his ears. And would you believe it, that needle sailed clear across the dial, way past a little red pencil marker on the dial face!"
"The dog busted it," said Bullard.
"'Mr. Edison, sir,' I said, 'what's the red mark mean?'
"'My boy,' said Edison, 'it means that the instrument is broken, because that red mark is me.' "
"I'll say it was broken," said Bullard.
The stranger said gravely, "But it wasn't broken. No, sir. Edison checked the whole thing, and it was in apple pie order. When Edison told me that, it was then that Sparky, crazy to get out, gave himself away."
"How?" said Bullard suspiciously.
"We really had him locked in, see? There were three locks on the door a hook and eye, a bolt, and a regular knob and latch.
That dog stood up, unhooked the hook, pushed the bolt back and had the knob in his teeth when Edison stopped him."
"No!" said Bullard.
"Yes!" said the stranger, his eyes shining. "And then is when Edison showed me what a great scientist he was. He was willing to face the truth, no matter how unpleasant it might be.
"'So!' said Edison to Sparky. 'Man's best friend, huh? Dumb animal, huh?'
"That Sparky was a caution. He pretended not to hear. He scratched himself and bit fleas and went around growling at rat holes, anything to get out of looking Edison in the eye.
| For questions 8 - 11, choose the appropriate letters and write them in boxes on your answer sheet. |
8. The text is:
a) historical c) scientific
b) fictional d) informative
9. It tells that:
a) even the great man cannot be trusted
b) we should never keep pets
c) we should beware of strangers
d) human beings might not be as intelligent as they think
10. “Sparky gave himself away” means that:
a) he surrendered
b) he involuntarily revealed his intelligence
c) he managed to run away
11. “He was willing to face the truth”, that is to say that:
a) his dog was crazy
b) his dog was cleverer than he was
c) his machine was not reliable
For questions 12 - 18, decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
12. Edison had been unsuccessful in his initial research.
13. It was just to take his mind off it that he turned to another invention.
14. Edison graded oranges thanks to his “little black box”.
15. People were asked to submit to an experiment with the machine.
16. The narrator was revealed to be exceptionally clever.
17. When the narrator suggested trying the machine on Sparky he dog looked enthusiastic.
18. The dog tried to destroy the box.
Task 3.
You are going to read an extract from the story “Flip of the Coin” by W.S. Maugham. Do tasks 19-26 that follow it. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
It was high time. Snow had fallen in the morning, but now the sky was clear and Ashenden, with a glance at the frosty stars, stepped out quickly. He feared that Herbatus, tired of waiting for him, night have gone home. He had at this interview to make a certain decision and the hesitation he left about it had lurked throughout the evening at the back of his mind like a malaise that had only to become a bit more definite to be felt as pain. For Herbatus, indefatigable and determined, had been engaged in the arrangement of a scheme to blow up certain munition factories in Austria. It is not necessary to give here the details of his plan, but it was ingenious and effective; its drawback was that it entailed the death and mutilation of a good many Galician Poles, his fellow countrymen, who were working in the factories in question. He had told Ashenden earlier in the day that everything was ready and he had only to give the word.
“But please do not give it unless it is essential,” he said in his precise somewhat throaty English. “Of course we will not hesitate if it is necessary, but we not want to sacrifice our own people for nothing.”
“When do you want an answer?”
“Tonight. We have got someone starting for Prague tomorrow morning.”
It was then that Ashenden had made the appointment that he was now hurrying to keep…
Ashenden had qualms and he was conscious that it would be a relief if on reaching the hotel he found that Herbatus had left. That would give him a respite. The Germans had blown up factories in the Allied countries and there was no reason why they should not be served in the same manner. It was a legitimate act of war. It not only hindered the manufacture of arms and munitions, but it also shook the moral of the non-combatants. It was of course a thing the big-wigs cared to have anything to do with. Though ready enough to profit by the activities of obscure agents of whom they had never heard, they shut their eyes to dirty work so that they could put their clean hands on their hearts and congratulate themselves that they had never done anything that was unbecoming to men of honour. Ashenden entered the cafe of the hotel and saw Herbatus seated at a table facing the door. There was no escape. He must make the decision.
“I’m tired, I can’t think with any clearness.”
“I must go in a minute.”
“Then let’s toss for it, shall we?”
“Toss?”
“Yes,” said Ashenden, taking a coin out of his pocket. “If it comes down heads tell your man to go ahead and if it comes down tails tell him to do nothing.”
“Very well.”
| For questions 19 - 26, choose the appropriate letters and write them in boxes on your answer sheet. |
19. The story takes place:
a) during the “Spring of Prague”
b) during the First World War
c) during the cold war
d) somewhere in East Germany today
20. The story is about the plan to:
a) prevent the enemies from being supplied with weapons
b) destroy all Austrian factories
c) build up new factories
d) blow up some Austrian munition factories
21. The scene is set:
a) very early in the morning
b) at noon
c) at dusk
d) late in the evening
22. Herbatus was:
a) Austrian
b) Polish
c) British
d) Czech
23. At the time, Herbatus was:
a) a spy working for the Allies
b) a spy working against the Allies
c) a worker in a munition factory
d) a soldier for the British army
24. Ashenden is:
a) Herbatus’s friend
b) Herbatus’s enemy
c) Herbatus’s superior
d) Herbatus’s subordinate
25. Ashenden hesitated to make a decision because:
a) the operation was too risky to set up
b) Herbatus might get killed in the raid
c) he feared the Germans’ reprisal
d) too many innocent lives were at stake
26. In the end:
a) Ashenden made the decision to blow up the factory
b) didn’t make the decision to blow up the factory
c) left it to chance
d) decided to leave it to Herbatus
Part III. Use of English
Task 1.
| For questions 1 - 30, choose the appropriate letters and write them in boxes on your answer sheet. |
1. Have you ever visited other countries? - Yes, I... to Italy and France.
a) was c) had been
b) have been d) would be
2. I feel really tired. We ... to the party last night and have just returned home.
a) went c) had seen
b) has gone d) was going
3. At the beginning of the film I realized that I ... it before.
a) see c) had seen
b) saw d) have seen
4. When the bus stopped in the small square, Helen ... her magazine and didn't realized at first that she had arrived at her destination.
a) read c) was reading
b) reads d) had read
5. My sister's son ... in tomorrow's race, because he is too young. They do not allow riders under sixteen.
a) won't ride c) wouldn't ride
b) shan't ride d) doesn't ride
6. A beautiful bridge ... in our city. It will be finished next year.
a) builds c) is being built
b) is built d) has been built
7. It has been raining for two hours. I hope it ... raining soon.
a) stops c) would stop
b) shall stop d) stop
8. Television has many advantages. It keeps us informed about the latest news, and also ... entertainment at home.
a) provide c) is provided
b) provides d) provided
9. On the other hand television ... for the violent behaviour of some young people, and for encouraging children to sit indoors, instead of doing sports.
a) blames c) is blamed
b) blamed d) would blame
10. Some millionaires have lots of money and ... what to do with it.
a) don't know c) won't know
b) didn't d) knows
11. How ... at college? You didn't say much about it in your last letter.
a) do you get on c) will you get on
b) are you get on d) are you getting on
12. When you ... in this city again? - In a month.
a) arrive c) have you arrived
b) arrived d) will you arrive
13. Every time that I miss the bus, it means that I ... walk to work.
a) has to c) had to
b) have to d) could
14. Every time when I missed the bus, I ... to return home late.
a) must c) can
b) had d) may
15. That was great! It was ... meal you have ever cooked.
a) good c) best
b) better d) the best
16. This exhibition is ... interesting than the previous one.
a) little c) least
b) less d) the least
17. We saw ... good film last night. The film was about the love of a girl to her cat and dog.
a) a c) -
b)the d) an
18. Everybody agrees that ... happiness is very important in the life of people.
a) - с) а
b) the d) many
19. In the past people lived in ... harmony with the environment.
a) a c) the
b) an d) -
20. When they arrived ... the station, they rushed to the platform not to miss the train.
a) to c)in
b) at d) for
21. By the time the police get there, the burglars ... .
a) vanish c) will have vanished
b) will vanish d) vanished
22. Why are you busy packing? - My train ... in two hours, so we'll leave the house in an hour.
a) is leaving c) leaves
b) will be leaving d) left
23. When was this building finished? - They say it ... by the end of last year.
a) had been finished c) will be finished
b) was finished d) finishes
24. I ... for this bank for five years already but I have decided to change my job.
a) am working c) have been working
b) has worked d) worked
25. Martin said that he ... the tickets the next day.
a) bought c) will buy
b) had bought d) would buy
26. The last film I saw was ... frightening than this one.
a) little c) least
b) less d) the least
27. Someone is calling you. Will you answer ... phone?
a) a c) -
b) the d) these
28. Whose house is it? - It's ... .
a) my c) her
b) mine d) our
29. Today is ... cold than yesterday. So, I'm wearing my shorts.
a) little c) least
b) less d) the least
30. "Come home ... Christmas Day, we'll be waiting for you", my mother always says to me.
a) in c) -
b) on d) at
Task 2.
For questions 1-14, read the text below and look carefully at each line. If the line is correct put a tick (V). If a line has a word which should not be there, write down the word. There are two examples, (0) and (00). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
The First Men to Fly
| (0) | We always wanted to fly. For hundreds of years | V |
| (00) | the people they watched the birds flying and wished | they |
| 1 | that they could fly too. Birds fly too very easily. |
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| 2 | They beat the air with all their wings and climb up |
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| 3 | through the whole air. Then they spread their |
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| 4 | wings and float on the air. The air keeps them up. |
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| 5 | Men knew how to make kites hundreds of years before |
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| 6 | ago. “If kites can stay up in the air, perhaps we |
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| 7 | can,” they thought. At first time they made wings |
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| 8 | like birds. Then they jumped off high buildings and they |
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| 9 | tried to fly. Many men did this but they all failed |
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| 10 | to fly. They crashed on to the ground. Some were |
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| 11 | killed and some were badly hurt. After the many |
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| 12 | times they stopped trying to fly with wings. Then |
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| 13 | they began to build balloons. The first ones were |
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| 14 | being made of thin cloth ad paper. They were not safe. |
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